Fredericksburg Circuit Court

15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Hon. Jeff Small
email: jsmall@courts.state.va.us

Phone/Fax

Phone: (540) 372-1066
Judge's Chambers: (540) 372-1171
Fax: Judge's Chambers: (540) 372-1174

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

815 Princess Anne Street
P.O. Box 359
Fredericksburg, VA 22404-0359

The Clerk's Office is currently located at 815 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. The mailing address remains the same.

Judge's Chambers: P.O. Box 7326, Fredericksburg, VA 22404-7326 The Judge's chambers and courtrooms are located at 815 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.

Judges

Hon. Gordon F. Willis, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. J. Martin Bass
Hon. David H. Beck
Hon. Sarah L. Deneke
Hon. Joseph J. Ellis
Hon. J. Overton Harris
Hon. Charles S. Sharp
Hon. Harry T. Taliaferro III

Terms of Court and General Information

Terms begin, 4th Monday, Jan., April, July, & Oct.
Grand Juries convene 4th Monday of every month.
Civil cases set on Term Day; criminal cases set upon indictment.
Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in most chancery matters, and sometimes in divorce actions if equitable distributions issues are significant part of the litigation.
Faxes from attorneys and litigants will NOT be accepted in the Clerk's Office without prior approval.
Motion days are the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month. Motions lasting longer than 20 minutes or on a day other than motions day must be scheduled with chambers.
Notice of criminal motions must be received in the Clerk's office by noon 3 business days before hearing.
Notice of civil motions must be received in Clerk's office by noon the Wednesday of the week preceeding the week in which the motion is to be heard.
Term day praecipes must be received in Clerk's office by 4:00 p.m. ten days before the requested term day.
Estate matters are handled by appointment.